Overview

• The federal operation in Washington continues with National Guard patrols and federal checkpoints, and officials report 1,178 arrests and 123 firearms seized so far.
• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Department of Transportation will assume control of Union Station to tighten security and improve conditions at the transit hub.
• AP-NORC polling finds 81% view big-city crime as a major problem and 53% approve of Trump's handling of crime, while Reuters/Ipsos and Quinnipiac show more opposition to troops patrolling D.C.
• Mayor Muriel Bowser cited sharp short-term drops in offenses such as carjackings and violent crime, prompting a rebuke from D.C. council members who call the federal surge unwelcome.
• The administration is seeking to entrench its model through a new crime bill and specialized National Guard public-order units, and the president is signaling possible deployments to Chicago.